Partial view of the entrance gate of the Narnala Fort.jpg
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English: Narnala, also known as Shahnur Fort, is a hill fortress in Satpuda Mountain range in Akot Taluka of Akola district in Maharashtra, India, named after the Rajput Ruler Narnala Singh, it was first established in 10 century A.D. by Gond Kings, in the 15th Century it was occupied and rebuilt by the Mughals, becoming one of Berar Subah's thirteen sarkar, it consists of three small forts; Zafarabad fort on the east, Narnala in the centre and Teliagarh to the west, the lake within the centre of the complex is said to possess healing properties and according to legend contained the philosopher's stone, though no stone was found when the lake dried up in the drought and Indian famine of 1899-1900, occupied since at least the Khalji dynasty, the fort is well known for the Muslim saint Burhanuddin Bagh Sawar Wali and it is said that many white tigers were seen with him at that time, Adli Beg or Atalu Beg carved many Arabic inscriptions into the fort and the Kadak Bijli cannon, it is also the birthplace of the Mughal Aurangzeb's great grandson |
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